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association services, namely, promoting the study, training and practice of surgery; conducting business research in the field of surgical care

educational services, namely, conducting conferences, meetings, professional exhibitions, workshops, training sessions, and seminars highlighting and steering advances in the field of surgical education and health care, and educational materials distributed therewith

conducting medical research and developing standards in the field of surgical care

providing information in the field of surgery to the general public; advocacy and podcasts in the field of surgery